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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-22
New York Measure viii NuIIify
LaWSOn's Proxies
FORESTALLs NEW YORK LIFE
Object Is to Postpone All Elections
Until November f5-HigqIns viii
Get the Bill Early
Next Week.

Albany, n. Y, March 21,-The assembly
committee on insurance in executive ses-
sion tonight voted to report fayorably to
the assembly tomorrow with amendments
assembly bill No 964, introduced by the
joint special investigating committee
which would legislate out of office on
November 15 next all the directors and
trustees of the mutual life insurance COM
panies, and would nullify all proxies hith-
erto secured on the companies themselves
by Thomas W. Lawson or any person or
committee.
The most important amendment pro-
vides that no proxy executed prior to
September Is next will be valid or can
be voted at the reorganizng election
which the bill sets for November 15
1t was stated that the amending and re-
porting of the bill were at the instance of
the investigating committee on insur-
ance.
ForestaI New York Life.
1t is said upon reliable authority that
the reasons for the pushing of this par
ticular bill is the fact that the election
of trustees Of the New York Life Insur-
ance company would take place on April
H. and it is the desire of the committee
that there may be no question that this
election shall be among those postponed
by the act.
According to the same authority the
amended bill will be reported in the SEN
ate tomorrow in behalf of the Armstrong
committee, and the effort will be to press
the bill to passage with all possible speed,
so that it may be enacted and placed in
the hands of Governor Higgins early next
week.
Elections All on Same Day.
The bill effects every domestic ! sual
corposation whether incorporat sees59' a
special act or under general 4aw' and
provides that the annual election of ev-
cry such company which under its char
ter or bylaws would be held hereafter
and prior to November 15 1906" shall be
postponed and held on that date. All
present directors shall hold office until
then and until their successors are
elected.
The elections are to be held under the
supervision of the state department of
Insurance. which is to appoint in each
case at least three policyholders to act
as inspectors of the election. The boards
of directors then elected must proceed
forthwith to elect new officers re-
spectively, the terms of office of the old
expiring upon the election and qualiica-
tion of their successors. The directors
then elected are required by the bill to
divide themselves by lot into two classes,
one class thereupon being assigned to
one year terms, the other to hold office
for two years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-22
White Man Badly Hurt a
johnson Funeral
SUPREME COURT CONFERS
Meeting Was Held at the Home of the
Chief Justice, But No Statement
as to the Conclusions
Was Issued.

Chattanooga, March 1.-(Speeial)-The
events of today were in marked contrast
to those of yesterday and at 10 p. m. the
following was the record for the past
twenty-four hours:
John Murray, negro, fatally shot by
white man.
Unknown white man badly hurt by ne
groes at Johnson funeral
Fire, which originated from incendiary
source in South Chattanooga but which
was Immediately quelled.
Several small brushes occurred between
the whites and blacks at different times
during the day, but nothing serious was
reported.
At least one-third of the negroes who
were loudest in their threats yesterday
returned to work today and it is believed
that a majority of them will be in their
places tomorrow Conservatives state
that everything will resume its natural
condition blythe latter part of this week
or the first of next.
Fake Telegram Read.
The most sensational part of today
was in the afternoon when a fake tele-
gram purporting to be from the attorney
general was read at the funeral services
of Ed Jonnson, the negro who was lynch
ed, which instructed the negro ministers
to stay the funeral proceedings and not
to bury the body until it had been ex-
amined by federal authorities.
The telegram also stated, it is alleged,
that the Tenth United States troops, negro
cavalry, would be sent here to cope with
| the situation. The report spread like
wldflre throughout the city and excite.
ment ran high for some time.
on close Investigation 1t was found
/ that the message was the result of a
| practical Joke.
The police and sheriff's office are still
re-enforced with many men but the mil-
tia is not on duty tonight. The police
have the situation well In hand and 1t
is believed that no trouble will occur.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-14
DESTRUCTIVE MICE.
They Tried 60 siRk the Ark, Accord
ing 90 an Old Legend.


Mice do not play a great part in folk
lore. Even the legend of the Pied
Piper associates them with rats, but
one recalls a few cases not uuinterest-
ing. \ Bohemian legend declares that
they We're created by the devil, where
upon bcuetcenceV produced the cat
When Noah received a pair of them
into the ark they straightway began
to gnaw hole through the bottom, In.
stigated 10y their unholy parent. Wa.
ter was pouring In when the serpent
with admirable presence Of mind, stop
ped the leak with his head. We should
conclude that mice are specially de
structive IN Bohemia, and so it proves
to be. Both the white and gray varie.
ties flourish there, but the former Is
thought inotfenslve When harvests
are ripeuing the peasants auviously
catch white mouse. put II in com
Portable box upon the window sill, feed
and pet it and call 1t "the luck Of the
house" II satisfied with these atten-
tions the animal will Danish all its
gray kinStolk from the vicinity.
In that very interesting island OF
Ball. also, where Brahmanism and
Buddhism neXuicably mingled. sur.
vive, while all the populations round
have long been Moslem, some fortunate
mice receive like honor. The Balls
catch pair clothe them In white linen
and set them in a public place, where
all the inhabitants Of the village bow
down before them. Then they release
the prisoners and straightway, with IN
easy conscience, trap and kill every
mouse that can be found, for they are
terribly destructive In the ricefclds.
Let us cite an old Greek charm which
is worth quoting "rake n paper aud
write" It says, 81 adjure you, We mice
now present, neither TO iniure me nor
20 let others do so. | give you yOnder
ield'-spccirying one not far on-'and
II ever catch you here swear by
the mother Of the gods | will tear you
into seven pieces, Write this and Fix
the paper ON an unhewn stone In your
field taking care that the writing lies
uppermost" Thus a man directed all
his mice 10 a nelghbors property, rs
some villa residents at the present day
pitch their snalls over the garden wall.
London Standard.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-14
nnnnuo and III son.

Sir Walter Scott says early authori.
ties show US no such persons as Ban
quo and his son Fleance." Even the
very names seem 10 DO fictitious a.
they were not Gaelic and are not 10
be found IN any Of the ancient chrOn'
icles or Irish annals Neither n a
thane OF LOchaber Known IN Scotch
history. though Sir Bernard Burke
makes Banquo a descendant Of Ken
meth II. and thane OF I.ochabyr Ma
lone says that after BaDquo's assas'
,slnation Fleance fed 20 Wales. where
be married a Welsh princcss ~ whom
he had sou, Walter. who became
lord high steward d Scotland. lie
assumed the name Walter steward
and was. Il Il said the direct ances-
tor Of the house ~ stewart shake
sr.eare. We know. based "haetcti oh
HolInshes's History good deal ~
which was lOrrOwti from q clrrum.
stnutIai romance composed ~ Boece.
Mr. Roswell-stons in bis "Shske'
spearr's Holinshed." after balancing
ghe pros end cons. says Ia my opin'
Inn. Banqno and Tieance are probably
creatures % Bows lmnginaiion "
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-14
An AbsentmInded Professor.

The absentminded professor we have
always with us, but George Wash
ington university lays claim to the
prize package. Not only Is Professor
Y. absentminded to marked degree,
but his wife Is the typical absent
minded professors wife. II Is she
who places his books ready for the day.
she who changes the buttons to fresh
shirt, reminds him Of the necessity %
an umbrella when be starts out In Che
pouring rain and she who runs out 20
the gate With his glasses seven days
in the week.
AS usual one day recently she pre-
pared his morning bath and through
some oversight left the hot water
spigot turned ON. Professor y. entered
the bathroom, disengaged himself from
his bath robe and plunged into the tub.
Instantly the air was rent by Wild
shrlelIs, and his wife ran upstairs,
breathlessly Inquiring the cause "
such commotion.
"oh, Margaret" he exclaimed, "the
water Is boiling hot. am being scald'
ed 10 death"
Where In the world are you, dearT
said the now thoroughly alarmed wife.
"In the tub. and the water Is scald-
ing me. What shall doT
ain such case, my dear" responded
his better half. Il would either get out
OF the tub or turn on the cold water
Washington Post.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-14

Few stop a. consider The amount of
labor performed daily ~ The human
heart. The inrthaustihls supply - en-
erEy displayed ~ this oterwofked ~.
can l. marvellous Caiculsiipu has
slswB that lie a0rk ~ fhr bfar -
"a svemrs I-rsou e. equal 20 The feet
of HftiuE over ave tptis at the rate ~
= foot sn hour oT - tons in twenty
fsuu hourp 4 -ertaiu ~ IiiehaFison
onre msde q curotIs cah-uiaiion 20 -
esri 10 fhe vst Performed ~ che
heart In mlieaFe Hs presumed that
ne hl,ad sns fofr~i oaf - ii.s hsafi
ss saeh psip'iafioa Ga O. tsgislgiiqa -
siFty uins sirutrs q uiueif sd ~ tsf
sssnn.s.l distrurr - nins fsst AZ MS
rsfs tis sou q ~ biss1 thfeaEh ~
t-ssy uoun o. N yafds q ninuis ~
seven mlles 90 hssr Thls apu,a nisks
10 mliss fsy. 80 stnfl uiiea Issf.
Tkas ia Hfrtn.f - q Fiig fssT fsafs
ere htsog in ns hzmsu tasfg pqeht
travel ever snonn silks t. nnu
- * taah q o. hsaFf Feaufs'i -
ssas ~ hiaod 49, 80 vead - 49,
: h0o ogaWo
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-14

90 several pisces 10 Cape c9lpay asa
tbe Oransp Frre STATE o. south Afriea
caves have brrn discoTerrd shith
Tiessrf hundreds ~ mummihed r.
rusins ~ q gusrr sg,ssiea ~ sis nnrFfte'
uonteya Ar o. c. faii gFpun sffr
lu,eus ~ mis- re- arlsbls raoe have
~ taII siiuat7l ht.h - 90 ~ paeH
from ulrsr % ne lnr1~s farther ~
ian al ~ neesfu maatrf aa4 oilrf
tIlsiinruisAsnz uiarks sueh "a 80 49,
q osnlas tesfh. ts1f'is 90 ne Haai'''
&c.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-14
HARMFUL STOMACH DOSING.
No Need Of 4, When Hyomsl Is Used
70 Cure Calarrh

to Cure Catarrh
Physicians and scientists agree ths,
the lees medicine one swallows, the
better. Il IA IN keeping with this idea
that Hyome 10 recommended by lead
ing physicians throughout this and
other catarrhal sections.
when this treatment IL used In ca-
tarrhsl troubles, there 10 no stomach
dosing, for the medicine 10 taken In
with the air you breathe, and goes
rieht 30 the spot where the catarrhal
germs are present. healing the In.
famed and iFriiated mucous mem
braue, killing the disease germs snd
entering the blood with the Oxygen,
driving all catarrhal germs from the
system.
DO not try TO cure catarrh Of The
head by putting medicine into JooF
stomach, az this 10 neither . scientific
nor common.sense treatment. Breathe
the healing balsams 81 Hyumei and
In a few days sou will notice relief.
aud lts continued zee will result Ia =
complete and lasting cure.
J. W. McCollum a Co. have seen 90
many cures made by Hyomei amongst
their customers, several ~ them eases
where ell hope Of relief bad been
given up, that they five 90 hbsolpte
goArantee 81 cure, ~ money sui 20
refunded with svsry ouihi they eel.
The complete Hyomei oulhi osis bai
o.. uhiie ertra bottles ~ Hyomsi, "
esded, ere only 90 eeuts.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-14
M HOLT WAS S....,.
Hello For MURDER
-, Under $1,000 Bond
i ,,.r.d Killing of Mckay.
WAS PROMPTLY GIVE"


y,.,o,,-oying IoecIraslon OF
'..r States that Holt Shot at -"
- Times
n. Holt, charged with the %nr-
= , nv, McKsy, a negro At New.
~ A' been placed under $1,000
.n.,s preliminary hearing last
- days before County Judge
1o,ioe which great many
80, 8. we're examined.
III, one Of the strongest links
l, .,onpted lodge Mason TO place
( IA, bond was the dying state
:, declaration, Of Mckay, in
~ declares, under oath taken
To.,iee Of the Peace w. H.
,otNeWberry, that he iseeouh'
Holt snos "''N'
,,,sment declares that, a few
4, ,so. while the deceased was
no for Bell & Co., near Trenton,
- Granger aud Holt went to
= ol,ee to arrest some men. He
.,,Ling 10 the stack yard, hitch
w,m mule, and saw the men. As
nhskneW what they were about,
,sred to the home OF Mr.. Bell TO
sin Mr.. Holt, he was told, re-
red him, and knew that he was
,,,o Tell Mr.. Bell, and remarked,
In illl that s-ot a b. yet" Me-
c,,e1 that he afterwards went to
ssry, and that Holt was there
4, rife. He believed that Holt
sied TO kill him then, but he was
white man, aud stuck so close
NJ white man that Mr.. Holt did
h's an opportunity TO accomplish
npas.
B he night OF December 5, Mckay
ifd in his dying statements, he was
gsEbsuy, having gone there To see
lIieisp, as he was i'll, He went
Dc TsgRart's hall, where he re.
'ssta Will, and when he came
Nne one, whom he knew to be
ssHolt, approached him and fred
y Ihols, after which he ran.
ihsEog Of the shooting and death
Askiy Is an interesting one. On
sIRhI Of December 5. present year,
m shot on the streets OF New.
n. The four pistol shots In rapid
session was an evidence that there
Hbea tragedy, aud almost before
spofi had died away in the lines
n had eongreRated a goOd-siEed
p, uhO discovered the negro lay
20 The ground seriously wound
ne slayer had fed 10 the dark
AoWe7er, and that night there
20 further development OF the
'nfr
A'AiJ vas taken 10 a place Ia New.
9'iad Il was discovered that he
ioanded IN the stomach. hip and
The attending physician real.
q ooee that the wounds would
hAl, and so stated. The balls
''''d SS-ealibsr pistol, and
''' q four shots had taken eff
, holi vas arrested by Deputy
Livingston shortly after she
--'R' on the statement, Il u al
'd Mckay, that Mr.. Holt had
We shooting. Holt was released
y 300 pending the result OF the
sssn on Friday Mckay eied.
'''t jury vas summoned and
e'''d 'hd held an lbquesl, but
= 'sash = verdict, wheFeopon
''aeahi vas released from bOnd.
80 comprised sIx OF the beet
! !. s'soerry being D. q. ROlabd.
John q. White, r. NJ. Kin
O. Hodges apd I. r. Lamb.
''slI after the verdict Of the
!s'J uss rendered, Holt vas
and brOuEht 70 tAis city,
F''l'minarI hearing vas given
'a'I lodges eoars.
As'os rsqairsd % ths de-
. eoha q 5000 for hs 40.
The nvIl tern OF che cir.
Y, stisA ua' promptly far.
!, \, - - 'ho'hsr Mr.. Holt. IL.
-. '.''aos and Ira J. Garter Of
" '-'ag'As sarstlss
y, '-vhsss 10 Aasosress.
- pec IA cahls 20
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-14

y, '-vts.sn IL Aasosasss.
y poc IA cah.s 20
b n. a TaaEisr states that
~ 80 80 stisia % nslss. pusae
- 49, .it HzissH vou,a ssssly
> -a'riar 20 en- tAai sis
So. Lea Ta,s usvs crsssss
r--f,s.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-14

interchangeable Mileage good
elsoy 4 liant Southern Railway,
Fore complete
A. GOODWIN. Ticket AEsat dalnssviiis.
FRANZ d BoYIsToE Die Pass AFt wD. sTARK Tav Pss Ant
w.Ba et,Asto taeks0nviis ia
J.. CRAIG, seer Wllmnatou, o.
r o. WHITE, 0snsFal Passenger AEsnb,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-14

-. -~7to ~ q 70 y DAYs.
- 'AtHEyfh rssa.ss.a 90
49,. .'-- e i'rsisa. Ellna. B,sss
-, -. "a Pies lss ssIsasgs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-02
REFUSED ADMISSION
TO uNCLE'S FUNERAL
DIV Associated Press.l

NEW YORK. January 1.-The funeral
of Charles 7. Yerkes, the late traction
promoter, took place from his home on
Fifth Avenue to-day. The funeral SER
vices We're conducted by Quaker mn
ister They were very simple, and at
tended only by members OF the family
and a few close friends of Mr.. ferkes.
The body was placed in the Yerkes mau-
soleum in Greenwood Cemetery.
While the funeral service was being
conducted, Charles Yerkes, OF Johns
VILE, Pa. who said he3is son of sam
uel yerkes, a brother of the dead man,
arrived and requested admission to at
tend the service, but the servants refused
to admit him to the house. Four coaches
followed the hearse from the house. The
second was occupied by Mrs. Yerkes,
wife of the deceased; Mr.. Yerkes's daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bella Rondinella, and Clarence
FL knight, Mr.. Yerkes's former lesM adj
wiser A block from the house the pro-
cession was Joined by n hack in which
was Charles Yerkes, of Pennsylvania.
He was not present at the muusoleum
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-02
Friends Confident.

Captain Cardwell and his friends ap-
pear confident, but the other men are
putting UP strong fights.
Mr.. John w. Williams, Of Giles, will be
re elected clerk of the House without OPP
position. and will name his own assist
ants. Captain j. NJ Johnston, of Rock
bridge, has no opposition, so far as Is
known, for sergeant-at-arns. and the
same is true Of Colonel S. M. Newhouse
OF Culpeper, and Captain p. r. Lipscomb
who so we'll filed. respectively. the posi-
tions of first and second doorkeepers III
the last House.
The Speaker will appoint the pages
Four are allotted to Richmond. and theil
names have already been printed
There will be almost complete read
justment of the committees on both sides
as a great many of the old men did not
come back. The Speaker names the
House committees, while those on the
Senate side are elected by that body.
In the Senate.
lieutenant Governor Ellyson will pre-
side over the Senate, but he participates
in no caucuses of the body, nor does he
have a voice In its affairs save to vote
In case OF n tie.
Hon. Henry r. Wickham will again be
president pro tenn. and Colonel Joseph
Button. clerk. Colonel Button, like Clerk
Williams. of the lower branch, will name
his own assistant clerks.
Mr.. Frank B. Watkins, OF Charlotte,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-02
GREAT WORK FOR
THE LAWMAKERS
Legislature Will Come Here at
Noon JANUARY
|. FIGHT ON spEAxERsHlp
Great Flood Of Important Bills
Expected Early in
Session.
FIGHT ON sPEAKERsHlP

with the tollIng of the hour Of noon
on Wednesday December 10th, will begin
IN the splendid new Capitol building. one
OF the most unique sessions of Virginia
Legislature. held since the establishment
OF the Commonwealth.
There are many circumstances which
make this so. and which will give added
interest to the session as It's brief life of
sixty days fits rapidly away, and the
deeds of It's members become part of
the history Of great State.
1t Is the first session to which all the
intricate innovations of the new organic
law have applied and these are numerous
and violent enough to make 1t Mt once
of striking public interest. Its duration
VIII be but sixty days, whereas former
regular sessions have lived for three
months: 1t will be the first to sit in the
new chambers. which are palaces com
pared with the old; It Will be the first
to convene in January, the others having
come in December, and it will be the
first to operate under two State admins
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-02

tendent Bottom Ia a candidate for re-
election. with apparently good prospects
Of success, though he will have several
candidates against him.
Tho terms OF the first and second aud
itors and register of the land office run
over until the next Legislature
All the other basement" officers here
tofore chosen by tho Legislature have
been made elective by the people.
The Democrats Of the House and Sem
ate will hold separate caucuses on tho
night OF Tuesday next, to nominate their
officers. The speakership OF the House
IL attracting n good deal OF attention.
There are three strong men In the field.
they arc Captain w. d. Cardwell. OF Han
over Colonel II. u. Lee, Jr., of Fairfax,
and Hon. John w. churchman, of Au-
Rilata.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-02

WILL from present indications, be unop-
posed for sergeant-at-arms. While moth
ing has been heard from him on the sub
ject, 1t Is presumed that Doorkeeper
Donald will stand for reelection and no
opposition to him haA developed, so far
as is known.
Uncle Billy" Wilson will be librarian
as long as he shall desire the place.
The Senate elects four pages. who will
be nominated in caucus.
These May Preside.
Among the probable new committee
chairmen on the Senate side are:
Courts ,of Justice-Judge William
Hodges Mann.
General Laws-Shands or Sale.
Roads-Wickham, of Hanover.
Finance-Keezell. of Rockingham.
Counties, Cities and 4Towns-Walker,
of Northumberland.
Agriculture-Garnett, OF Henry.
Enrolled Bills-Sears, Of Mathews.
1t is hard to tell what will happen in
this line on the House SIDE but here is
q forecast: q
Elections-James r. Cation.
Courts-N. B. Early, Jr.
General Laws-E. P. Cox.
Roads-Churchman. of Augusta, or
Baker. of Chesterfield
-
Militia and Police-George r. Snead.
Asyluns and Prisons-Snead or r. S.
Powell.
Labor and the Poor-J. j. owen.
Schools and Colleges--N. B. Early, Jr,
or ]. j. Owen
These are all mere guesses, but they
are thought to be fairly correct. from
what can be gathered on the inside.
Many Important Bills.
There is no end to the legislation that
will be proposed in the new General As
sembly. Governor Montague will make
a string of Recommendations, and then
Governor Swanson will come along with
another batch. Apart from these, many
members will come here with their pock-
cts bullying with bills, while others Will
be drawn and offered from day to day
Senator Thomas S. Martin Will be
chosen his own successor for term of
six years from March l. 1907. few days
after the body meets. BY this time the
committees will be ready for business,
and the heavy fighting will begin In earn
est.
Here are some of the public measures
most talked of:
To Increase the appropriations to tho
various educational and eeemosynary
Institutions of the State.
To permanently improve the public
highways
To make more efficient the public
school system
To legalIze party primaries.
To modify the present social club laws.
To beauty the capitol grounds.
To provide for the appointment of COM
missoners of revenue by the courts.
10 create bureau OF insurance, and
RI rep,llate that business in Virginia,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-02
Commanderv Of St. Andrews.

The following officers of the Commandery
of St. Andrew. No. 10. knights Templar,
were installed last night: Eminent COM
mander, j. NJ. Cliff; generaiissiro. Jeffer-
son Wallace; captaln-general. Sol. Clutch
ms; senior warden. Thomas b. McAdams;
Junior warden. f. Taylor sutton: excellent
prelate. Rev. John Moncurc, ID. D.: treas
urer. Charles A. Nesb!tt; recorder. George
c. jefferson; standard bearer. Thomas IL.
Betty; sword bearer, Thomas NJ. Hundley:
warder, o. V. Shomo; sentinel, George b.
Steel armorer. James A. Pamplin; Per-
sian guard. George Schoen; third guard.
George w. Hunter; second guard, T. VIII
bur Chelf; first guard, l.. B. Siegfried