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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-20
CAR ON ELEVATED
FALLS TO GROUND
OUT OF TWELVE PASSENGERS
ONLY ONE WAS KILLED OUT
RIGHT, BUT TWO OTHERS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIE.

New York, January 19-The middle
coach of a three-car elevated train on
the Cypress Hills branch of the Brook
Ign Rapid Transit company. was derailed
today at an ''untrolleyed" switch and
plunged thirty feet from the overhead
structure to a vacant lot The forward
end of the car struck heavy boulder and
split from end to end, collapsing into
a mass of wreckage.
OF the twelve passengers who went
down with the car, one was killed, and
the others seriously injured.
A guard standing on the front platform
was so badly injured by being hurled
to the ground, that ne is not expected
to live.
Police Captain Cullen reported tonight
that Immediately after the accident EN-
ployes of the railroad company requested
permission to burn the wrecked car. This
HE says, he denied. Going upon the ele-
waited structure to get evidence to
the condition of the switches, Captain
Cullen says he was surprised to see flames
burst from the wreckage. The fire de-
partment was called but the remnants
of the car were practically destroyed be-
fore the coroner reached the scene to
investigate.
The accident occurred at a double track
switch leading to the Rockaway Beach
division of the Brooklyn elevated. This
branch Is not used in winter and the
switch ordinarily IFS spiked" Today
however. a party of railroad officials
were to make a trip in special train
over this division of the road, and a
switchman was sent to put the switch in
order Thinking the switch was con-
trolled by tower, the employe, it is said,
removed the spike. The Cypress Hills
train was the first to come along. The
first car got by all right, but the switch
was jostled open and the next instant
the middle car went flying onto the curve.
Derailment and the crash to the vacant
lot below followed.
Simon Wilson, So years of age, a Brook
Ign real estate dealer, was the passenger
killed OF those whose injuries may re-
suit fatally is Samuel Rosenthal
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ing Sim Mcbride, his father-in-law. will
be hanged on the 9th day of March next.
The supreme court having affirmed the
decision of the lower court
G. c. Spigener, chairman of the county
democratic executive committee, has
issued a communication to the voters ask
ing that they all pay the poll tax due
since 1901, and thus qualify themselves
for the election this year Comparatively
few people have paid their poll tax, so far,
and it is conceded many will disfranchise
themselves so far as the approaching
elections are concerned unless this tax is
paid during the next few days.
1t Is conceded that II. S. Doster of this
place will be the democratic nominee for
senator from the district composed of
Shelby, Chiffon and Autauga counties.
Mr.. Doster has ably represented Autauga
county two terms in the lower branch OF
the legislature. and his record there Is
sufficient guarantee for the solid support
of all democrats in this county. He VIII
have the solid vote of Autuga in the COM
ing primary election
The dam across Autauga creek here,
used by the Continental Gin company and
the Prattville cotton mills, sprung an
other leak yesterday just after the Wat
kins outfit for repairing the break former
" suffered was loaded on the cars ready
to be returned to Birmingham. The outnt
was returned and they will begin soon to
repair the other leak which, when COM
pleted, will make the dam a new one.
The first break was suffered on the so
of July last year.
The strike among the carpenters on the
new court house went out on last Mon
day. but the company did not mind 1t as
Leurnan & Co. secured the next day all
the carpenters needed, and the work is
progressing as rapidly as the weather VIII
hermit
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BELMONT AND MANN
ON WITNESS STAND
LATTER SAYS HE RARELY ASKS
FINANCIAL FAVoRS OF PERSONS
PLEASANTLY REFERRED TO IN
TOWN TOPICS.

New York. January 1s.-The trial of
Norman Hapgood, editor of Golfers
Weekly on a charge of criminal libel made
by Justice Joseph M. Deul, was continued
today. Col w. N. Mann, proprietor of
Town Topics, was on the witness stand.
Several articles which were printed in
Town Topics were shown to Colonel Mann
who was asked whether he considered
them scandalous. To several of these ques-
tions the witness answered that he did
not consider the paragraph in question
scandalous. To one such question he an
swered
ut is most scandalous.'
To some of the questions his answer
was that the publication of the article
was justified.
did you ever ask financial favors of
people about whom pleasant paragraphs
were written?" Colonel Mann was asked.
Very rarely he replied.
o. II. P. Belmont, who testified after
Colonel Mann was excused, said that
Colonel Mann asked him to subscribe $4,000
to the stock of the Town Topics company.
but that he refused to do so. saying that
he would not subscribe to the stock of
a publication which treated social mat
tiers as Town Topics did.
Counsel then read a letter from Colonel
Mann to o. II. p. Belmont asking for
the loan of $1,000. Mr.. Belmont said he
did not subscribe to "Fads and Fancies."
Mr.. Belmont then left the witness stand.
Counsel for Mr.. Hapgood read a para
graph from Town Topics in which 1t was
said 20. H. p Belmont has been read
into the family by his brothers,
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BODY is IDENTIFIED.
The Grave of Robert Keith Dargan Is
Opened In South Carolina.

Darlington, s. c., January BIN the
presence of half hundred citizens and
representatives of the life insurance COM
pany interested, the grave of Robert
Keith Dargan was opened this morning.
Physicians pronounced the body to be that
of the late president of the Independent
OIL company, and the Darlington Trust
company, whose sensational suicide by
taking carbolic acid on July II, 1905,
created a sensation at the time.
The body was exhumed by permission
of the father of the deceased, who in
letter said that permission was given to
set at rest the scandalous rumors that
had persistently been heard to the effect
that r. Keith Dargan was not dead but
had pretended suicide and escaped to
Europe. bargains death closely followed
the failure of the oil company and trust
company, both caused by speculation of
the president The body was badly decom-
posed, but the Identification was said to
be complete.
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FATAL COLLISION
ON The SEABOARD
TWO ARE DEAD, ONE MISSING AND
ONE FATALLY ScALDEo IN Ac-
clDENT AT NINA, GA, NEAR AT.
LANTA.

Atlanta. January 1.-TWO men were in
stantly killed, another is missing, be-
lieved to be under the debris, and a fourth
fatally sealded as the result of a head
on collision between a northbound through
freight and switch engine on the Sea-
board Air Line railroad near Nina,
small station about eight miles from
Atlanta tonight. Known dead:
Walter s. Taylor, engineer of switch en-
CINE, Atlanta.
Edward E. Rock, telegraph operator at
Nina.
T. ]. Eden, fireman of the switch en-
CINE. missing. and is believed to be under
the debris
w. F. Head. switchman. was fatally
scalded.
Engineer New of the fast freight and
his fireman jumped and were unin1ured.
Both engines and the freight cssrs are
total wrecks.
The accident is said to have been caused
by the carelessness of the crew of the
switch engine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-20
LEADERS THINK
THEY CAN PASS IT
WILL BRING HAMILTON STATE
HOOD MEASURE BEFORE THE
HOUSE IN DEFIANCE OF
THREATS BY INSURGENTS.

Washington, January Especial. 1.-THE
reported intention of the House organiza-
ton to bring in the Hamilton statehood
bill combining Arizona and New Mexico
as one state, came in the nature of
surprise to The insurgent faction which
has been claiming that it would be able to
hold the bill in committee through fear
of the organizations being unable to
muster a sufficient number of votes to
carry it through.
When appraised of the organizations
decision to allow the bill TO come before
the House, an insurgent member said
there had been no break in the insurgent
ranks, and he had every reason to be-
lieve that vote would demonstrate that
the opposition republicans, combined with
the democrats, would defeat the bill. On
the other hand the organization appears
confident of the result The President and
the speaker are daily appealing to re-
publican members to vote for the BILL
and doubtless have been able to reduce
the strength of the insurgents, though
the insurgent says not to an extent which
will pass the bill.
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JAPs ARE DESTITUTE.
Failure Of the Rice and Silk Crops
Causes Much Suffering.

Washington. January 19.-According to
information received at the Japanese en-
bassy here the northern provinces of ia
pan are suffering from severe famine
which only the quickest relief will be
able to check. The Information shows that
the rice crop this year has been about
10 per cent Of the average crop and that
famine has broken out in the three
northern provinces of FukushimR, Hiyagi
and Iwate, which have altogether popu-
lation of about 2,7O0,000 Some of these are
engaged in the silk trade and the failure
of the silk crop has augmented the gem
eral suffering.
In answer to an inquiry made by priv
ate parties in this country whether any
help from a foreign country would be
accepted, the Japanese government has
sent cablegram to the charge d'affaires
in this city saying that such help would
be very welcome at this moment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-20

DAYS was completely cured, and I
think permanently, as it was about five
years ago.
"The psoriasis first made its appear
ance in red spots, generally forming
circle, leaving in the center aspot about
the size Of a silver dollar of sound flesh.
In short time the affected circle
would form heavy dry scale OF white
silvery appearance and would gradually
drop off. To remove the entire scales
by bathing or using oil to soften them
the flesh would be perfectly raw, and a
light discharge of bloody substance
would ooze out. That scaly crust would
form again in twenty-four hours. 1t
was worse on my arms and limbs, al
though it was in spots all over my
body, also on my scalp. If | let the
scales remain too long without remov-
ing by bath or otherwise, the skin
would crack and bleed. l suffered
intense itching. worse at nights after
getting warm in bed, or blood warm
BY exercise, when it would be almost
unbearable.
"To sum it all up, would not go
through such another ordeal of affection
for thirty-five years for the State OF
Kansas. (signed) w NJ. Chichester,
Hutchinson, Kan, April 20, 1905"
cucu:a Soap, Ointment, and Piis sold throughout
The world Potter Drug Chem Corp Sole Props Boson
~ haisa Free. Bow 70 Cuss Torfurins Humors"
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Killed BY Falling Tree.

Admission. January 19.-(Special.)- Tom
White, a young white youth, about "
years Of age, was instantly killed
Wednesday afternoon In the woods near
his home at Grayton while engaged In
his occupation as wood-chopper. Young
White comes from a highly respectable
family. According to the rather meager
particulars received here yesterday. Mr..
White was engaged In cutting down a
large tree, which fell In such manner
that a large limb struck the unfortunate
youth upon the chest crushing his life
out beneath its great weight. No particu-
lars have been received as to the funeral
ARRANGEMENTS.
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HAS NOVEL PROPOSITION.
Would Exclude Children From Schools
Whose Parents Do Not Pay Tax.

Jackson, Miss, January Ex-senator
Glover today introduced into the senate
of Mississippi concurrent resolution to
amend the constitution, stating that no
children shall be admitted to the public
schools of the state where the parent is
liable for poll tax for the current year.
The effect of this amendment II insert
ed into the constitution will be to bar
nine tenths of the negro children from
the schools unless the negroes should
pay the poll tax with greater frequency
than at present In a word it would ac-
complish practically Governor Varda-
mans theory of a division of the school
fund between the races. Mr.. Clover also
proposed to make the school age from s
to IS years
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Pulley Company incorporated.

Huntsville, January 19.-(Special.) AR
ticles of incorporation of the Pulley Sup
ply and Manufacturing company were
filed in the probate court yesterday af-
ternoon. The purpose of the new company
is to engage in the general mercantile and
mountaineering business, operate a pack
ing plant, receive on deposit and loan
money. buy and sell stocks and bonds, etc.
The authorized capital stock Is $4,000, d.
vjded into 500 shares. The company will
begin business at once on a capital of
s25. 400. William J. Pulley of New York
is president, Charles II. Pulley Of Green
brier, Ala. is vice president, and Ed l..
Pulley of Huntsville is secretary, treas
urer and general manager.
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Postoffice Is Robbed.

Scottsboro. January 19.-(Specal.) News
has just been received here that the post
Office at Rash, In the upper end of the
county. had been entered and robbed last
Friday night. About $40 Or $12 in money
and lot OF stamps were taken. l. M.
Sentell says that he does not know the
exact amount. but the same party. he
thinks. that robbed the postoffice robbed
his cash register about ten days ago of
$40. The postoffice is kept in Mr. sentelrs
store at Rash.
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McoIohon Goes to cadsden.

Gadsden. January 1s.-tSpecial.)-Rev L.
B. McGlohon of Tuscaloosa, Ala, has &C
cepted call from the Episcopal church
of Gadsden. and will soon arrive to take
charge of the church of the Holy Comfor-
ter. Rev McGlohon has been stationed at
Tuscaloosa for the past four years and
leaves much to the regret of his congre-
cation in that city. He is a very able
devine and the church is to be congratu-
lated upon it's selection.
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Two Tramps Are Killed.

Scottsboro, January 19.-(Special 1.-TWO
white men, tramps were killed at Bridge
port yesterday while stealing ride on a
freight train. Just how the unfortunate
men met their death will probably never
be known, but in some manner they fell
between the cars and were ground to
death while the train was in motion. No
papers or letters were found upon either
one of them that would enable identif1ca-
ton. They were buried by the authori-
ties
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peposItors WIN Get Money.

Macon. January 19.-The announcement
was made today that the last dollar will
be paid the creditors of the Inflated First
National bank of which the late r. II.
Plant was president The depositors will
get all the money they had in the vaults.
with interest at ava per cent. The payment
will be made on January p
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of Soap, six boxes
Gu tic ur a ONT
ment, an d two
bottles of Cuti-
cura Resolvent. l
bathed with the
Soap, applied the
Ointment once a
day, and took the
Resolvent as di-
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Mrs. j. G. Waite Dead.

Washington, January 19-(Special j.
Mrs. j. G. Waite sister Of Gen. c. M.
Shelley and mother of Mr.. r. S. Waite,
of Birmingham, died here tonight.
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HANG MARCH 9.
Day Is Fixed for Death of VIII Stoud-
enmire In PrattvilIe.

Prattville. January Especial -Will
Stoudemire, the negro who was convicted
of murder and sentenced to hang for kill
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AWFUL PSORIASIS
80 YEARS
Terrible Scaly Humor In Patches
All Over the Body Skin Cracked
and Bleeding itching Unbear-
able-Cured by Cuticura in Thirty
Days at Cost Of $4.75.
ANOTHER WONDERFUL
CURE BY CUTICURA

"I was afflicted with psoriasis for
thirty-fve years. 1t was in patches all
over nv body. / used three cakes
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When II prints good. IL - a good cut.
The Gawk Engraving Co ~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-23
Rinqs of FUNGUS Growth.

Before people studied nature to learn
the truth, and when they delighted i'll
all sorts of fancies, it was claimed
that rings of fungus growths We're
caused by the dancing OF fairies, by
thunderbolt entering the ground. or
by the work of moles. Various other
equally absurd explanations have been
given. Now We know that the first
fungus plant growing from a spore
takes from the soil under and near It
all or most of the special food that the
plant requires. Only the spores from
the plant that fall just outside the ex-
hausted soil will find good fungus food
and so the circle of successive growths
widens because only the spores outside
the ring can find food.-From Nature
and Science, in st. Nicholas.
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Noah's Ark Party.

From water-color paper cut and dec
crate Noah's arks three or :our inches
long, and on the back of these paste
an envelope to contain the invitation.
Inclose the whole in a large envelope
for mailing, says the Woman's Home
Companion. The invitation may des-
ignate the kind of animal each guest
is expected to represent. or that may
be left to the individual choice, mere
~ asking them to come to the party
in costume. These costumes are to be
as simple as possible. only expressing
some characteristic feature of the ami
NAL. To represent the elephant
loose domino of gray muslin may be
used and a closeftting cap with huge
tapping ears attached. For the lion a
tawny-colOred domino with a fluffy
ruche for the neck ard shoulders made
OF tissue paper fringe.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-23
Game Of Castle King.

Choose your king by some count
ing-out rhyme. Then he must stand
on high place and shout defiance to
his foes. He taunts them with abusive
epithets as:
I'm the king of the castle;
Get down, you cowardly rascal!
He is then assailed by the other
players, every one claimant for his
position of eminence, and alone he
must try to maintain it.
Fair pulls and pushes are allowed,
but the clothes must not be pulled
under penalty of being set aside as
prisoner of war, which really means
expulsion from the game. The odds
against the king, beset by so many
enemies, are so great that he does not
long retail his position. and the one
who dethrones him takes his place and
possession of the castle"
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UnIucky Emblems.

The Partisan mas an idea that when
lucky charms fail unlucky ones may
succeed. Thus she seeks eagerly af-
ter various curious little emblems,
such as these: A peacock's tail feath-
ers in enamel, little bunch of green
ribbons, a tiny pair of crossed knives
suspended from a ring, a round tablet
of gold bearing the number 13, a
cracked mirror charm, or a single
eye-presumably an evil ole-painted
upon plaque, says Woman's Life.
These are supposed to bring good
luck when the usual lucky ones fail,
just as the number 13 and the opal
are claimed as individual luck bring
ers by certain English believers In
their power for good.
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The Rose and How It Grows.

plants are like animals in many
ways. The animal breathes. so does
the plant The animal has veins
through which the blood flows, carry
ing life and vigor to every part. The
plant, too, has veins through which
the plants blood flows to every part.
Through the centre of the leaf runs
a tough, heavy vein, from which are
sent out many branches. These in
turn send out smaller branches, and
these last still smaller ones until the
whole leaf is covered with a network
of veins. The moisture is drawn from
the earth through the roots and car
ried by these veins to every part of the
leaf.
Look again at the surface of the leaf
and you will see little pores Through
these the leaf breathes, taking in the
air as we take it into our lungs. But
the leaf takes that part of the air
which the animal cannot use, and the
animal takes the part the plant cannot
use In this we see the wisdom of
God who made all things.
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Pink and Blue.

by Famine Frances camp
men she went To the party. Elizabeth Lou
had her hair tied on top with ribbon of
But She hadn't a very good time. and
think
Twas because of girl with ribbon OF
mink.
For all the girls chose her, the whole even
ing through.
Just because she wore pink" sobbed Eliza
beth Lou.
At the very next party Elizabeth Lon
Nore a ribbon herself of roSrate hue.
But would YOU believe it: That same girl
there
With bow knot of blue tying up her brown
And thu very same thing proved again to be
true
They still! liked her best" wept Elizabeth
Lou.
Now between you and me. it lad nothing
10 do
With those crisp little loopinss of pink and
Of blue
But one little girl wore Il smile on her face
n" other a froWn in The very same place.
sInlle and froWn t.. Now which "i The
Two
DO You fancy was worn hy Elizabeth Lou:
Youths Companion.
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Names Of Reptiles

No less worthy Of attention "
common names of the still mort
ly members of the batracnM
OF the word frog we know n0ulII
though through the medium
languages it has had as tnol"1
evolution as in its physical liz
c. William Beebee, in the
Magazine. At one time or an
has been frogga, frosk, Nv
and frankr, the latter an
word. We must admit our W
in regard to toad also, baeH''
search revealing only tade, !"
toode and tadie, the ROOT Aul
study, Tadpole is dellsnuu.
Old forms of the former asr
polewiggle and pollywlsele.. ~
gives us the clue in our spelllls
gives us the clue IN OUT r.
pollywiggle, which. reverse !.
terpreted in a modern way ~,
head. a most appropriate a'
those lively little black iell'"
pole is somewhat slmlal.
or toad-shead, also very ~
think of these sman O'N
forms.
Only two more words De'
us. Salamander, when .ta
word of eastern origin, appps
earliest time to a lizard W
considered to have the p''
tinguishing fire. Newt n' sr,
history; originating in a Wv
sion of two words, "an ss ~
ter being derived from s ~
far more correct thaa D .ns
in use now only in few ~
is an interesting exsupS
changes.
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The Emperor's Chain.

Did you ever hear Of the gau.
inc Emperor's Chain? 1t isn't "a
well known, but the writer saw Il,
dren play it in a foreign settIep1
In Pennsylvania, and it struck him J
a good one, relates the PhiladejiI
Inquirer.
The children took sides, an (.
number to each side. Then they lin
his side up so that it stood facing !
other. with about TWENTY-FIVE i
OF space between them. Then d
emperor placed himself in the er
OF his own row, and the childa
each side formed a chain by asi
hold of hands.
When all were ready one eny
suddenly said Attack" and ON
the children, whom he called BY u
let go of his companions hands
rushed at the opposite side, to ID
through the chain.
If he succeeded, the emperor d
broken chain had to give up one ID
party, who then Joined the other D
Ii he failed, he became prsoas
war, and had to remain.
The game goes on until one d
emperors is left all alone. Ths
must try to rescue his sold
When he fails and is caught BIZ
the game is ended.
Girls and small children playa
game with just as much fun as d
stronger ones. 1t was not btu
because the players are not allow
rush at each other, but must of'
at the links" Of the chain u
formed by the clasped hands.